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we can use that money. in the fight. [applause] beating the goals of treatment by 2015 will require some activities especially community programs that work. you've got to have community elrich if you want to get mother to child transmission down to zero. you just have to do it. [applause] clearly, we can meet the treatment goals. and we should. we also know that smart investments save money. united states center for disease control presented an economic model this week suggesting that implementing a test to treat strategy for key populations like pregnant women and people with tb and accelerating the skill for others will not only save lives and avert new infections, it will actually lower costs within just five years. where will we find money? we all know that last december, pulled global fund had to postpone the funding round because it was short on cash. the fund is now back in business. the gates foundation and japan and saudi arabia stepped up on the heels of president obama fulfilling america's three-year commitmen
we can use that money. in the fight. [applause] beating the goals of treatment by 2015 will require some activities especially community programs that work. you've got to have community elrich if you want to get mother to child transmission down to zero. you just have to do it. [applause] clearly, we can meet the treatment goals. and we should. we also know that smart investments save money. united states center for disease control presented an economic model this week suggesting that...
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he used to load us onto an rv and drive us around the country to show us how great this nation is. he would tell us history of our country even if he didn't know it. we would ask him questions when we were driving through arizona. "grand-dad, why do they call this town yuma, arizona?" and he would say, "well, let me see, that's because when this town was founded, there was a gun fight and one guy shot the other and he grabbed his heart and said, 'you ma' and then died." [laughter] i talked to my grandfather all the time about this country. he tells me that, son, this country, we forget we talk always about the declaration of independence. but really, this nation was founded on a declaration of interdependence -- this recognition that we need each other. when i talk to my grandfather now, i anguish to him that we are a nation that has become so polarized, where people are so quick to identify themselves as democrat or republican before they say, first and foremost, that i am an american. they're so focused on left and right that they forget that this nation must go forward. [applaus
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it is incumbent upon us to understand what is in the other 27,000 pages. we need to be informed about what this means for our economy, our health sector and the future of freedom. the 10 worst parts of obama- care that are not the individual mandate -- the employer mandate, number one. this is the deterrent to job creation. employers will be required to provide and pay certain percentages for health insurance policies for their employees or pay a penalty. that was not questioned by the court -- whether the employer mandated the penalty or the tax. it would be wise to anticipate court challenges to the employer mandate. michael cannon has done a terrific work on how states can protect themselves. number two, the hhs mandate. this was not actually in the legislation the legislation said preventive care would be covered at no cost to policy holders. secretary kathleen sebelius, in consultation with the institute of medicine and others decided that that would include free abortion drugs, sterilization and contraception. the catholic bishops are wisely, i belie
it is incumbent upon us to understand what is in the other 27,000 pages. we need to be informed about what this means for our economy, our health sector and the future of freedom. the 10 worst parts of obama- care that are not the individual mandate -- the employer mandate, number one. this is the deterrent to job creation. employers will be required to provide and pay certain percentages for health insurance policies for their employees or pay a penalty. that was not questioned by the court --...
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he actually saw us as much more collectivist this. it seems hard for us to imagine. he saw the u.s. as a group of people who like to form associations. who wanted to always be with other people. after he went to the u.s., he saw the french as the individualists. from that, he concluded that he was going to put up his colossal statute. he was going to have to say something to people who understood themselves as a big group. as a society. as a collective entity. >> watch this whole event as part of our lineup. it includes a discussion on how social media has changed the news coverage. commencement speeches from new york mayor, cory booker, and he long must -- elon musk. that starts at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> we had pulled into the spot that morning. >> the former commanding officer of the u.s.s. cole on the events surrounding al qaeda's october 2attacks. >> i was doing routine paperwork when there was a thunderous explosion. you could feel all 505 feet and 8,400 tons of destroyer thrown up to the right. it is like the home in the air while the ship was doing this three dimensi
he actually saw us as much more collectivist this. it seems hard for us to imagine. he saw the u.s. as a group of people who like to form associations. who wanted to always be with other people. after he went to the u.s., he saw the french as the individualists. from that, he concluded that he was going to put up his colossal statute. he was going to have to say something to people who understood themselves as a big group. as a society. as a collective entity. >> watch this whole event as...
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thank you for joining us. as you know, we have a special briefing today by assistant secretary of state michael posner to talk about are just completed annual dialogue with china on human rights. without further ado. >> thanks, tori. before i begin, i want to say how much we welcome the appointment of by the european union of a new position, a special representative for human rights, and we welcome the first appointee, stavros lambrinidis. we have a long record of working with the european union on issues of human rights, and the creation of this position strengthens their commitment and we look forward to working with him. i want to make a short statement and then i'm glad to answer questions. on monday and tuesday of this week, we hosted our annual human rights dialogue with the chinese government. i was pleased to lead the u.s. delegation to these meetings for the third time. our delegation included representatives from the department of justice, usaid, the department of labor, u.s. trade representative, th
thank you for joining us. as you know, we have a special briefing today by assistant secretary of state michael posner to talk about are just completed annual dialogue with china on human rights. without further ado. >> thanks, tori. before i begin, i want to say how much we welcome the appointment of by the european union of a new position, a special representative for human rights, and we welcome the first appointee, stavros lambrinidis. we have a long record of working with the...
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they still are buying what they're used to. opening a supermarket in isolation is not going to change people's eating habits. it has to be in tandem with other things such as education on nutrition and knowing how to cook food are not used to buy. it has to be a multi-faceted approach. a big part of the campaign is education around nutrition, what to do once you have access to these kinds of food. host: this is median earnings. guest: you do see differences for african-americans by gender. this side shows african-american males making about $37,000 is around all females. some of that may be related to occupation and back from. cynthia may want to follow-up on that if you have any other things to add. host: i was going to add a statistic from the economic policy institute on poverty rates. this looks at median earnings. this is another view of household income. it was steady. the black population, 27% of those reporting are at the poverty line. hispanic, 26%. a large disparity in black and white households on poverty statistics.
they still are buying what they're used to. opening a supermarket in isolation is not going to change people's eating habits. it has to be in tandem with other things such as education on nutrition and knowing how to cook food are not used to buy. it has to be a multi-faceted approach. a big part of the campaign is education around nutrition, what to do once you have access to these kinds of food. host: this is median earnings. guest: you do see differences for african-americans by gender. this...
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that is what separates us. not a recognition that it's unsustainable but a debate about what's the best composition of spending, savings and tax reforms to return sustainability. >> normally is a budget resolution. would you agree to bring this back down to manageable levels -- wouldn't passing in budget resolution in both houses put this on a path towards getting the deficit under control? >> i know where you are coming from but you are right, congress has to act. it will not happen on its own. it is not enough for us to propose things. congress has to come together and negotiate remarked that brings these reforms in place. -- negotiate framework that brings these reforms in place. >> section 112b2 of dodd frank requires a sign pavement indicating what reasonable steps such member believes the government should be taking to ensure financial stability yet neither the annual report or any individual member has recommended the senate democrats pass a budget resolution. >> that is true but it would be strange if y
that is what separates us. not a recognition that it's unsustainable but a debate about what's the best composition of spending, savings and tax reforms to return sustainability. >> normally is a budget resolution. would you agree to bring this back down to manageable levels -- wouldn't passing in budget resolution in both houses put this on a path towards getting the deficit under control? >> i know where you are coming from but you are right, congress has to act. it will not...
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it might make us stronger. especially now because we understand what barack obama has done to our country. in the november election, americans will make a choice about what is right and about what is wrong. wrong is that president obama accumulating more debt than any other president in history. braga's the fact that millions of americans are unemployed. ron is the fact that -- wrong is the fact that millions more cannot find work. wrong is apologizing for america when he travels abroad. [applause] wrong is failing to secure our borders and is suing states that only one to enforce the law. wrong is -- [applause] thank you. wrong is believe you can create wealth by spreading it around. finally, wrong is claiming greatness by blaming others for his failures. [applause] here is what i believe is right. right is calling a terrorist terrorist. [applause] right is calling a christmas tree a christmas tree. right is not being afraid to salute the flag, where a flag pin, -- wear a flag pin, say the pledge of allegiance
it might make us stronger. especially now because we understand what barack obama has done to our country. in the november election, americans will make a choice about what is right and about what is wrong. wrong is that president obama accumulating more debt than any other president in history. braga's the fact that millions of americans are unemployed. ron is the fact that -- wrong is the fact that millions more cannot find work. wrong is apologizing for america when he travels abroad....
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join us. no, not join us. vote for us. [laughter] >> hi. i'm joy and i'm the treasurer of n.s.l. so you can tell i really have my heart in this. and my question is really to all four of you. some people might ask, why washington, d.c.? none of your issues take place here. what do you each personally get out of being here as opposed to back in your own countries doing the same thing? >> so perhaps we'll start with john and move our way. >> well, i think one of the great things about these programs is that it doesn't take place at home. it takes you to somewhere that's neutral, basically. which is the first step in open dialogue. and then also the fact that washington, d.c., is basically the powerhouse of politics, world politics, and it's where so many of the world leaders converge. so it's a great place to come and to experience and to rub shoulders with and some very inspiring people. i think we all take a lot from that, just seeing how diplomacy works. so i think that's the best reason to come to d.c. >> i have to agree with john on that. i feel that d.c. is a perfect internati
join us. no, not join us. vote for us. [laughter] >> hi. i'm joy and i'm the treasurer of n.s.l. so you can tell i really have my heart in this. and my question is really to all four of you. some people might ask, why washington, d.c.? none of your issues take place here. what do you each personally get out of being here as opposed to back in your own countries doing the same thing? >> so perhaps we'll start with john and move our way. >> well, i think one of the great things...
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he used to load us onto an rv and drive us around the country to show us how great this nation is. he would tell us history of our country even if he didn't know it. we would ask him questions when we were driving through arizona. "grand-dad, why do they call this town yuma, arizona?" and he would say, "well, let me see, that's because when this town was founded, there was a gun fight and one guy shot the other and he grabbed his heart and said, 'you ma' and then died." [laughter] i talked to my grandfather all the time about this country. he tells me that, son, this country, we forget we talk always about the declaration of independence. but really, this nation was founded on a declaration of interdependence -- this recognition that we need each other. when i talk to my grandfather now, i anguish to him that we are a nation that has become so polarized, where people are so quick to identify themselves as democrat or republican before they say, first and foremost, that i am an american. they're so focused on left and right that they forget that this nation must go forward. [applaus
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gotta told us to pool our resources. -- god told us to pool our resources. many of my friends the trend it the message out to christians in those environments so they will connect the economic side of their lives. when you think about property, it's sacred. you have to get people to understand that. 10th commandment says not to covet, yet socialism is rooted in coveted some. do we hire politicians to take it from them. we have pulled out this a model system that is harsh. a lot of christians to not understand what has happened. one of the reasons i was in dallas -- in fact, the only reason i was in dallas is that it was a tea party of men. there were 15,000 people there. i think that many are waking up. a lot of these folks are christian people sang, what has happened to our country. we can be hopeful that the tides are already turning. it is important that and people like yourself find a place in a role there will be involved as well. one of the questions you asked earlier, can women have it all? maybe it different places and times in our lives. you're tryi
gotta told us to pool our resources. -- god told us to pool our resources. many of my friends the trend it the message out to christians in those environments so they will connect the economic side of their lives. when you think about property, it's sacred. you have to get people to understand that. 10th commandment says not to covet, yet socialism is rooted in coveted some. do we hire politicians to take it from them. we have pulled out this a model system that is harsh. a lot of christians to...
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i used it myself. he needs to build a bridge for you all to a reauthorization and obviously many of you have taken him up on the offer and i guess more to come. and i understand why he's done that. but i also want to point out some concerns that i have about what i'm seeing around the states and what i would commend you to challenge your state departments on. because i know from my gubernatorial days -- you know, you set the policy. you're at the 30,000-foot level but you're not going to be bound reading the fine print of every single one of your waivers. the first thing i you would say is that they're extremely complex and complicated. yes, no child left behind was a little bit of a crude instrument and we should improve it, but now we've gotten so much complexity it's hard to understand. so if i could get that first slide to come up. this is, and i'm not going to name any names here. this is a statement waiver formula, essentially. and this is very, very typical. this state says they're going to calc
i used it myself. he needs to build a bridge for you all to a reauthorization and obviously many of you have taken him up on the offer and i guess more to come. and i understand why he's done that. but i also want to point out some concerns that i have about what i'm seeing around the states and what i would commend you to challenge your state departments on. because i know from my gubernatorial days -- you know, you set the policy. you're at the 30,000-foot level but you're not going to be...
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he used to load us onto an rv and drive us around the country to show us how great this nation is. he would tell us history of our country even if he didn't know it. we would ask him questions when we were driving through arizona. "grand-dad, why do they call this town yuma, arizona?" and he would say, "well, let me see, that's because when this town was founded, there was a gun fight and one guy shot the other and he grabbed his heart and said, 'you ma' and then died." [laughter] i talked to my grandfather all the time about this country. he tells me that, son, this country, we forget we talk always about the declaration of independence. but really, this nation was founded on a declaration of interdependence -- this recognition that we need each other. when i talk to my grandfather now, i anguish to him that we are a nation that has become so polarized, where people are so quick to identify themselves as democrat or republican before they say, first and foremost, that i am an american. they're so focused on left and right that they forget that this nation must go forward. [applaus
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tell us more. guest: we wanted to do is get an idea of what americans what they thought was important for congress to act on before the end of the year. we tested two choices for two different issues. one job creation. we tested a democratic proposal and a republican proposal. also for tax cutses for the bush tax cuts, we tested the democratic proposal and republican proposal. the first one tax cuts for large and small businesses that is the republican proposal to create jobs. that was fewer than the 70% who thought that additional federal spending on infrastructure and schools and preventing layoffs of teachers, firefighters and other first responders was important for congress to act on. host: healthcare issue, 49% say it's very important to repeal the affordable care act. 14% somewhat important, 10% not important and 22% not important at all. guest: it echoes where we are with healthcare these days. i think americans are desperate for congress and their political leaders to agree on this issue a
tell us more. guest: we wanted to do is get an idea of what americans what they thought was important for congress to act on before the end of the year. we tested two choices for two different issues. one job creation. we tested a democratic proposal and a republican proposal. also for tax cutses for the bush tax cuts, we tested the democratic proposal and republican proposal. the first one tax cuts for large and small businesses that is the republican proposal to create jobs. that was fewer...
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thank you for being with us. these are headlines from a couple of days ago, but they do symbolize where this is going. this is from "the daily news." from "the new york post." a picture of the president, smiling with doctors garb, saying "argh." [laughter] guest: this is the big story of the week and has done a lot to redefine the way that obama looks going into the next couple of months. forget about the actual court decision and the law, which is important, but politically this was very significant for the president. guest: it is not only the bier issue of the week, but i think it is the big issue of the year. host: this is from "time magazine." what do the rules of roberts mean for the court and obama? had he flipped? the headline is the new power gain -- "did he flip"? what did you learn? guest: there is a lot of speculation about what happened here. first of all, there was a thought that he might vote to uphold the law in the case of a 6-3 with anthony kennedy. there was a sense that something strange happen
thank you for being with us. these are headlines from a couple of days ago, but they do symbolize where this is going. this is from "the daily news." from "the new york post." a picture of the president, smiling with doctors garb, saying "argh." [laughter] guest: this is the big story of the week and has done a lot to redefine the way that obama looks going into the next couple of months. forget about the actual court decision and the law, which is important, but...
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it is tied to everyone of us. we can go out to community at large and say we have a country in this problem in this area and we're going to set a target to improve it. >> there weaver? >> just a couple of comments. what you have heard from all of us, these improvements are going to take time and are not going to be there on january 1. i'll give you an example, though, of something that did happen on january 1 of this year in southeast michigan. that is the larger employers changed patient deductibles from very modest numbers to $3,000 or $4,000 per person. i can tell you the amount of health care tease people are getting dropped dramatically. their co-pace went up. they don't come to see the doctor. they decide when they are going to see the doctor and unfortunately, it reduces costs a lot. reduces utilization a lot but patients don't have the ability to know what is valued and what is not valued in their care. so they put off prevention. they put off things that ultimately are going to cost us all a lot more. inc
it is tied to everyone of us. we can go out to community at large and say we have a country in this problem in this area and we're going to set a target to improve it. >> there weaver? >> just a couple of comments. what you have heard from all of us, these improvements are going to take time and are not going to be there on january 1. i'll give you an example, though, of something that did happen on january 1 of this year in southeast michigan. that is the larger employers changed...
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>> we use fpi under contract. i believe we use them in d.c. >> what do you mean by use? >> i believe we have a contract. is there a particular issue? >> it is a program and we want to maximize the use of, because you have prisoners giving job training using the program, encouraging them to be more likely to get a john when they get out. -- to get a job when they get the program is not being fully utilized, and we want to make sure the department of homeland security is using the program so we get the best benefit. the numbers have been declining over the last few years. good >> my understanding is we are, but i would be happy to verify that. >> madam secretary, you have made several references to responding to requests from this committee in a timely fashion. you asked to appear on october 26 of last year common and following the hearing, a number of questions were transmitted to you in a timely fashion, and the dancers rolled in at 11:26 p.m. last night. do you regard that nine months' time. -- that nine months' time as being timely? the price it was not -- >> it was no
>> we use fpi under contract. i believe we use them in d.c. >> what do you mean by use? >> i believe we have a contract. is there a particular issue? >> it is a program and we want to maximize the use of, because you have prisoners giving job training using the program, encouraging them to be more likely to get a john when they get out. -- to get a job when they get the program is not being fully utilized, and we want to make sure the department of homeland security is...
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we want our families to love us and to support us. they cannot love us if they do not know us. they cannot know us if we continue to hide from them. [applause] i am not naive. i know it is too dangerous for some of us to come out right now. we need to put as much emphasis on building demand for treatment as we do on insuring access. our health care system has long been a source of shame. the united states is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee health coverage for its citizens. but the rate combination of programs, we have built a robust system of care. only about one in four people with hiv aren't now receiving the care they need and deserve. if we demand it comment they will cough -- have to build it. health services are not meaningful unless they are used. too many people are intimidated by the medical system. too many people believe that hiv treatment requires a fistful of pills every day. when the army -- we need an army of navigators'. we need to integrate the biomedical and the behavioral some people continue to resist the so-called medicalization of a
we want our families to love us and to support us. they cannot love us if they do not know us. they cannot know us if we continue to hide from them. [applause] i am not naive. i know it is too dangerous for some of us to come out right now. we need to put as much emphasis on building demand for treatment as we do on insuring access. our health care system has long been a source of shame. the united states is the only industrialized country that does not guarantee health coverage for its...
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-- you can also find us online. here is the front page of "the times tribune" of scranton, pennsylvania. here is the the associated press version of the story -- scranton, pennsylvania is not the only city problem with its budget. we will look at a number of stories about cities and towns across the country. here is what out of kansas from "the wichita eagle." detroit, michigan is getting help from its brothers. money problems there, and questions about how many police can stay on the job. let's hear from you and how you would get city budgets under control. from our democratic line, from michigan, good morning. caller: good morning, i live maybe 50 miles from flint, michigan and maybe 30 miles from saginaw, michigan and every morning when i get up, i noticed there have been people that have died in fires and people who have been shot, several children shot and yet our police are laid off. our firemen are laid off and yet our administrators, i feel they should take pay cuts. i feel the city commissioners should take
-- you can also find us online. here is the front page of "the times tribune" of scranton, pennsylvania. here is the the associated press version of the story -- scranton, pennsylvania is not the only city problem with its budget. we will look at a number of stories about cities and towns across the country. here is what out of kansas from "the wichita eagle." detroit, michigan is getting help from its brothers. money problems there, and questions about how many police can...
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tell us what your view is as to whether the use of your opinion institutions and treaties is desirable in britain those interests to deal with matters in which britain is not participating, because we are more likely to have influence on the outcome sectors if it's done through the institutions? but that can be the case. good question. there are safeguards within -- the lisbon trading. there are safeguards by using institutional structure. as i argued in december, if they come forth with a treaty change that is not balanced, that does not safeguard the single market, that's why i said i need the safeguards or the treaty cannot go ahead. so you have to always think about the consequences of the path they are going down. >> the question of democratic consent, if each of the member states has its own democracy, moving into position where they will seek to have democratic control over their decisions, i don't see how you can argue that does not affect us. >> they have to make these decisions. the fiscal compaq that they will sign will restrict their ability to spend and borrow and do many
tell us what your view is as to whether the use of your opinion institutions and treaties is desirable in britain those interests to deal with matters in which britain is not participating, because we are more likely to have influence on the outcome sectors if it's done through the institutions? but that can be the case. good question. there are safeguards within -- the lisbon trading. there are safeguards by using institutional structure. as i argued in december, if they come forth with a...
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and use it as a cover. they figure they have gotten five or six conservative states where people don't use because they not in favor of abortions and if they want to get further, they think they need -- and they won't get it. even if it passes the house, it won't pass the senate. of course, that is based on bogus science. it's another one of those message bills that is for the republican base and extreme at this. >> -- at that. >> and i expect it to pass the house. >> thank you for filling us in here. >> my pleasure. >>> and all right, getting to the weather here. >> and with 80 degrees, 90, i guess you said it touchd? >> touched 90 and is starting to drop down. i we're still having problems with trees, even though for the most part, we have isolated showers and storms and that tree fell this evening in cleburn park and it's not from come any weather or storm today and this is east of connecticut avenue and this is massive and fell on cars. if you think the tree is leaping, after all of the wind we had, and
and use it as a cover. they figure they have gotten five or six conservative states where people don't use because they not in favor of abortions and if they want to get further, they think they need -- and they won't get it. even if it passes the house, it won't pass the senate. of course, that is based on bogus science. it's another one of those message bills that is for the republican base and extreme at this. >> -- at that. >> and i expect it to pass the house. >> thank...
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you can also send us a tweet and e-mail us. another element you talk about is teacher questions. what was that? the way teachers ask questions in class. guest: we found a large percentage of students do not understand their teacher. they feel they are not learning all the time. what we know from research out there is that students need to be engaged. they need to not only be able to been memorized mature, they need to deeply understand topics to be prepared for the modern job. we need to make sure teachers have the tools and training they need. teachers work very hard. teachers are dedicated to their practice, but they need good textbooks and time to hone their craft to make sure they can engage students in creativity and critical thinking skills. host: you say the standards are too low. the previous administration put out specific standards. guest: all 50 states have set their own standards. more than 40 states have joined to this reform movement on common core standards. it describes what students should be able to do at a higher level. we see an initiative that will get at thi
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hughes, an under-used about -- in some of the finest -- under-use, and miss use of some the finest medical technology in the country. host: do you see a day when the insurance is not tied to the employer? guest: i think that would be a fabulous world. suppose you had an insurance policy you bought a new head for life and an insurance company could not do -- you had for life, and an insurance company could not do underwriting. that is phenomenal incentives. you would want to buy it when you are young and healthy. we would get better insurance coverage. insurance companies would have real financial incentives to do the kinds of prevention and the kind of techniques but we do not see much of right now because they have you for one year and they cannot invest in you for one year. it would transform american insurance and medicine if we got there. host: lancaster, pennsylvania. but you -- you're on with douglas holtz-eakin. caller: in september 2008, this man said the state of the american economy is sound. two or three days later it collapsed. the the medicare cuts, they never complete that st
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thank you for joining us. we were just talking tourissm. l's talk a about mayor greg. >> interesting weeeek huh? >> the pressure is on. most peoeople think he will end up resigning. the minute you say he won't resign -- our track record in the last sisix months has been he will resign. heould hang in there for another couple weeks. but there's a lot of uncertainty right now d a lot of people are very frustrated. >> he has not been chargrged. >> three of his associates have pled guilty. the prosecution has accused the campmpaign o of running a shell campaign funneling money to campaign. whether hehe knew about it -- we justst don't know what the prosecutor has. >> and please anyone jump in on any of this. let's talk a little bit about that. you cover this. there is a big push to do some groundwork in d.c.c. >> yes, it is very exciting. the timing -- right now youave the national's. you have them doing great. the officials of looking at th. --re looking at this. they are back for the second year. they are and the brainstorming phase right now
thank you for joining us. we were just talking tourissm. l's talk a about mayor greg. >> interesting weeeek huh? >> the pressure is on. most peoeople think he will end up resigning. the minute you say he won't resign -- our track record in the last sisix months has been he will resign. heould hang in there for another couple weeks. but there's a lot of uncertainty right now d a lot of people are very frustrated. >> he has not been chargrged. >> three of his associates...
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they only tell us what they want us to hear. i always hear somebody saying that the people in media or the people that are holding the gold post for something. it seems like it is a bunch of people cheering one side or the other. you don't find out that we have here is corpus suspended year. we have no rights. that is why congress is basically pushing thing everything through without people's consent. people losing their rights pair of the get the impression they have rights here. i always thought that, when we started the airwaves, it was for the people, not for celebrities, global as, bankers, international bankers, leaders to sit behind closed doors and make deals with a lead in the world know what is really going on. host: where do you get your news? caller: high get the news from the internet, overseas, rt, and other media networks, satellite and everything else. guest: you will see that we have done a number of stories about his corpus and what has happened there. we do a number of stories that affect the ordinary people h
they only tell us what they want us to hear. i always hear somebody saying that the people in media or the people that are holding the gold post for something. it seems like it is a bunch of people cheering one side or the other. you don't find out that we have here is corpus suspended year. we have no rights. that is why congress is basically pushing thing everything through without people's consent. people losing their rights pair of the get the impression they have rights here. i always...
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that we used to do. it is all available. sen minimill appeared happy to send it to your staff. jigsaw enemy and e-mail. happy to send it to your staff. >> one of the things we do in oklahoma is that we have a governor's cup on entrepreneurship and which we have venture capital, private sector people, who will work with the universities and students who have to go through the process, as you're just talking about. and they actually meet with people who invest in products and services with the students. and it is the competition. i spoke recently and there were probably a ton of people there in teams. but all of these teams -- probably 800 people there in teams. but all of these teams -- they were not all eccentrics. but they get in front of adults and make their case as to why someone should invest in their products or their service. it is a great way for a governor to be involved in helping to encourage a young person to be involved in the spirit of entrepreneurship. if your to ask my 21-year-old what he
that we used to do. it is all available. sen minimill appeared happy to send it to your staff. jigsaw enemy and e-mail. happy to send it to your staff. >> one of the things we do in oklahoma is that we have a governor's cup on entrepreneurship and which we have venture capital, private sector people, who will work with the universities and students who have to go through the process, as you're just talking about. and they actually meet with people who invest in products and services with...
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we cannot use it as a financial mechanism. it leads me to a question of not only what we can do, but what our friends at organic mechanics have. we are caught up so, the logical thing here would be looking at the other businesses and find the solution there. we can come back to revisit it. >> the requiring of the survey in the community with those signatures, there is a certain segment of the block that becomes a petition in the mta? that is historically something that they could do. we are revisiting our policies to take initiative on. >> we are taking away a and we have certainly heard from them i do not want you to think they knew have not been heard, and it seems to me that if your neighbors feel the same way, it would be to organize -- this expansive -- expansion does that have to be massive. it could be by one mark. if the neighbors in the area what the program, i suggest you might save money. >> of the only question -- the only caution is we are evaluating whether commercial district should have them. the petition may c
we cannot use it as a financial mechanism. it leads me to a question of not only what we can do, but what our friends at organic mechanics have. we are caught up so, the logical thing here would be looking at the other businesses and find the solution there. we can come back to revisit it. >> the requiring of the survey in the community with those signatures, there is a certain segment of the block that becomes a petition in the mta? that is historically something that they could do. we...
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the better it is for us. imagining something were to happen to mexico and we had a neighbor who we have 1,200 miles with. that would be difficult for the united states. host: we have dallas on the line. a republican. host: what do you have to say to the congressman? i think he is gone. el paso, texas, democrat, good morning. caller:buenos dias, congressman, when you say get involved like colombia, that sounds scary to me. these druglords in mexico and across the border a few minutes from my house here and help pass a, they kill but they don't bring it over here. you need to leave these people alone and let mexico work that out and worry about the drug consumption problem in the united states, all these people using trillions and dollars of drugs, making these people super-rich and will not go away. they have enough money to carry out wars just like osama bin laden and anyone else. if you try to start a war, they will fight you. guest: i appreciate your comments but i don't think we should stay away from the d
the better it is for us. imagining something were to happen to mexico and we had a neighbor who we have 1,200 miles with. that would be difficult for the united states. host: we have dallas on the line. a republican. host: what do you have to say to the congressman? i think he is gone. el paso, texas, democrat, good morning. caller:buenos dias, congressman, when you say get involved like colombia, that sounds scary to me. these druglords in mexico and across the border a few minutes from my...
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of the hill joins us. elise, could you tell us in a sense, what's different about today maybe than the other 30 or so attempts at repealing the affordable care act in the house? >> we're seeing this about two weeks after the supreme court issued its decision upholding the affordable care act calling it constitutional with the exception of one very small section which came as a great surprise to republicans. i think many republicans were expecting and preparing for the supreme court to at least strike down the individual mandate to buy health assurance. and -- insurance. and outside the court, there was a lot of disappointment among tea party opponents of the law and what the house g.o.p. is do another symbolic gesture to say yes, we are still very much oppose odd this law even though the supreme court upheld it and what they've been saying is their remedy now is political. they want to motivate their base. they want to make sure that republicans are turning out in november so that if the g.o.p. sweeps the
of the hill joins us. elise, could you tell us in a sense, what's different about today maybe than the other 30 or so attempts at repealing the affordable care act in the house? >> we're seeing this about two weeks after the supreme court issued its decision upholding the affordable care act calling it constitutional with the exception of one very small section which came as a great surprise to republicans. i think many republicans were expecting and preparing for the supreme court to at...
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use. once software is playing such a big part, in many ways these courses are replicated, but you will need individual instructors to keep them on the task, mentor them, etc., but the development that wastes time in these courses can be mitigated by these packages. >> 25 courses account for 42% of the instruction that goes on at universities. it seems you could have the best designed course that we as a country could come up with for each of those 25 and have that available online to be used by any institution in the country. >> there is a second part of it that is critical, because a lot of people talk about creating free courses, and that will solve the problem. the materials are essential, but what is important is the way the material is used. if you have one set of material, and the faculty member says go often study, and pays no attention, chances are the students will not do well. if he is interactive, there is the learning. it is more than the course material. it is the pedagogy tha
use. once software is playing such a big part, in many ways these courses are replicated, but you will need individual instructors to keep them on the task, mentor them, etc., but the development that wastes time in these courses can be mitigated by these packages. >> 25 courses account for 42% of the instruction that goes on at universities. it seems you could have the best designed course that we as a country could come up with for each of those 25 and have that available online to be...
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efore us this day. . we can see your deeds unfolding in our history and in every act of justice and kindness. bless those who have blessed us and be close to those in most need of your compassion and love. fear of you, o lord, is the beginning of wisdom. bless the members of this people's house with such wisdom as they resume the work of this assembly, guide them to grow in understanding in attaining solutions to our nation's needs that are with truth and justice. may all that is done here this day be for your greater honor and glory. amen. . the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess. mr. burgess: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the s
efore us this day. . we can see your deeds unfolding in our history and in every act of justice and kindness. bless those who have blessed us and be close to those in most need of your compassion and love. fear of you, o lord, is the beginning of wisdom. bless the members of this people's house with such wisdom as they resume the work of this assembly, guide them to grow in understanding in attaining solutions to our nation's needs that are with truth and justice. may all that is done here this...
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programming and give us a return. well, after reviewing now what is a history of all of that, it was deemed that there were overpayments anywhere between 12% and 14%, so the dollars were slid over to programs like filling the doughnut hole and providing for screenings for our seniors. not taking it away from a category of health care consumers. in this case, an aged demographic of seniors, but taking those savings as we sweep those savings and reinvesting them in a way that provides balance, more sensitivity for the consumer rather than having record profits developed for an industry. to me that was progressive policy, and for people to then take those savings and use them in their own budget presentations for other purposes was disingenuous. now, when you talk about the efforts today of the affordable care act to include an exchange, what i think is oftentimes, representative garamendi, sometimes people see this as a public exchange that will be run by the government when in fact we set up an exchange and the private
programming and give us a return. well, after reviewing now what is a history of all of that, it was deemed that there were overpayments anywhere between 12% and 14%, so the dollars were slid over to programs like filling the doughnut hole and providing for screenings for our seniors. not taking it away from a category of health care consumers. in this case, an aged demographic of seniors, but taking those savings as we sweep those savings and reinvesting them in a way that provides balance,...
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the major materials we use -- when you use asphalt, concrete, the raw materials, you use domestic products because the cost to transport weighty materials is too expensive to go outside. we use american steel. there's a strong made in america component. will she know what the budget numbers are? there are many websites in d.c. www. transportation.org. we have information on the budget that congress just approved for transportation. oh, it will get its share -- oklahoma will get its share. you'll be able to check and follow what oklahoma receives and how it is being spend. cities and counties in oklahoma will decide where to spend it. host: how much is owned or leased by foreign entities? guest: i am not aware of any that are owned or leased by foreign entities. the indiana toll road and several public-private ventures. in texas, we have benefited from spanish money, australia money, french money. there is an italian money here lles greenway.een wadu it has proven beneficial to have foreign countries invest in u.s. infrastructure. host: our last caller was from oklahoma and you were talking
the major materials we use -- when you use asphalt, concrete, the raw materials, you use domestic products because the cost to transport weighty materials is too expensive to go outside. we use american steel. there's a strong made in america component. will she know what the budget numbers are? there are many websites in d.c. www. transportation.org. we have information on the budget that congress just approved for transportation. oh, it will get its share -- oklahoma will get its share....
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mayor bob blockhorn is with us. -- mayor bob buckhorn is with us. thank you for joining us. the mayor is from falls church high school, the jaguars' them in 1976. that tells you how old i am. >> you have family here? >> my brother as a photojournalist on the white house detail for cnn. if you have somebody who looks like me with less care, that is my byounger brother. >> dad was upi? >> in its heyday. i remembered as a kid that we only had one car growing up so we would take my dad to work in the morning and the company afternoon. we parked and 14th street and i looked at the national press club that he would be sitting there typing away with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth and a bottle of whiskey in the drawer. >> we are about to invade your city. >> i can't wait. >> what do you hope we will remember about tampa? >> for most people coming to tampa, it is an untapped market. some of you in this room have never been to temple before so it is a mid-sized american city hosting an international event and other the olympics will be the most watched television this year. tamp
mayor bob blockhorn is with us. -- mayor bob buckhorn is with us. thank you for joining us. the mayor is from falls church high school, the jaguars' them in 1976. that tells you how old i am. >> you have family here? >> my brother as a photojournalist on the white house detail for cnn. if you have somebody who looks like me with less care, that is my byounger brother. >> dad was upi? >> in its heyday. i remembered as a kid that we only had one car growing up so we would...
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he used them, too. drew a walk, and showed off those feet inside those gold shoes, advancing to second after a flyout by san francisco. all free playing a part in the national league, 8-0 win last night. great to see those guys. all right, back to strasburg now. this all-star experience is done, debate surfaces again. strasburg told jim bodien on xm radio, quote, they'll have to rip the ball out of my hands. that's all i can say. at some point this season, somewhere around 160, 170 innings, strasburg coming down from tommy john surgery. from basketball, the wizards have already been busy this offseason, bringing in trevor. so they figure to be relatively quiet as the nba free agency period begins today and in case you are wondering, no dwight howard isn't coming to d.c. bradley is coming to d.c. in fact, he's here at the wizards summer minicamp. beale is the headliner, now you know he's a florida gator. his new teammate is a florida state seminol. can they hear? >> after i got drafted, he texted me. and
he used them, too. drew a walk, and showed off those feet inside those gold shoes, advancing to second after a flyout by san francisco. all free playing a part in the national league, 8-0 win last night. great to see those guys. all right, back to strasburg now. this all-star experience is done, debate surfaces again. strasburg told jim bodien on xm radio, quote, they'll have to rip the ball out of my hands. that's all i can say. at some point this season, somewhere around 160, 170 innings,...
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who of us could watch such a procedure, who of us could conduct such a procedure? who of us? doctor lavinto did, hundreds of time in his testimony. but his little girl died and he took two weeks off and came back to work again thinking he was going to commit other abortions and he got halfway through and he said, i looked at that pile of goo on the plate and i realized that's somebody's daughter. this is somebody's daughter. this is somebody's son. this is a little baby. this is a little miracle of life. this is god's image. being torn apart and dismembered and placed on a plate. i'm hearing that it's a constitutional right to do such an abhorrent thing. it's ghastly. it's ghoulish. and it's the worst thing i would think one could put their hand to. if you can't watch it, you sure can't do it. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. conyers: mr. speaker, i am proud to recognize the delegate from washington, d.c., an excellent member of this body, eleanor holmes norton. for as much time as she m
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and lastly this bill would ensure that no evidence attained from the use of drones may be used in administrative hearings. americans expect their constitutional rights will be protected at any time in our history or our future. so congress must decide when drones can and cannot be used to ensure constitutional safeguards. this decision cannot be left up to government agencies, special interest groups, or others. mr. speaker, technology may change, but the constitution does not. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oregon, mr. blumenauer, for five minutes. mr. blumenauer: mr. speaker. there's plenty of blame for the near collapse of the economy over the last five years, greedy, even criminal business behavior, lax or nonexistence oversight, regulators asleep at the switch, clearly there were some reckless consumers and a failed political system. but as instructive as the postmortem might be, it's more important to avoid a repeat performance. what should we do? i would suggest we simplify, re
and lastly this bill would ensure that no evidence attained from the use of drones may be used in administrative hearings. americans expect their constitutional rights will be protected at any time in our history or our future. so congress must decide when drones can and cannot be used to ensure constitutional safeguards. this decision cannot be left up to government agencies, special interest groups, or others. mr. speaker, technology may change, but the constitution does not. and that's just...
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for many voters, it is disappointing. >> it is none of us knew this was going on. i am disappointed. >> honest, hard-working mayor that is going to tell us the truth. >> gray is trying to keep a major's schedule. he took in all anti paraphernalia store. he spoke for an hour on this talk taking questions from the host and yours, most to seemed sympathetic. >> you have done a great job. >> with campaign aides coming in and out of court pleading guilty to felonies, how can he claim he did not know about it? >> you know, i wish there were more than 24 hours a day. >> there are reports of workers being overpaid in cash. >> i did not know there was a specific number a poll worker should be paid. >> with council members now causing -- calling for his resignation, some residents are saying to wait. >> this should wait and see if there is any material evidence that the u.s. attorney of office -- the u.s. attorney's office campus of forward. >> so far nine councilmembers have not called for the resignation. every opportunity the city is doing well and might not be doing well
for many voters, it is disappointing. >> it is none of us knew this was going on. i am disappointed. >> honest, hard-working mayor that is going to tell us the truth. >> gray is trying to keep a major's schedule. he took in all anti paraphernalia store. he spoke for an hour on this talk taking questions from the host and yours, most to seemed sympathetic. >> you have done a great job. >> with campaign aides coming in and out of court pleading guilty to felonies,...
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they only tell us what they want us to hear. i always hear someone at saying the people in media are the people that are holding the goal post or something, but it seems like it is a bunch of people leaning one side for the other. you do not really find out that habeas corpus has been suspended. we have no rights, that is why congress on both sides are basically pushing everything through without the people's consent. a lot of people around here are basically losing their rights to get the oppression they have here, but i always thought when we started over the airways, it was for the people. leaders that sit here behind closed doors and make deals without letting the world know what is really going on. i get my news through the internet, overseas, rt, al jazzera, all other media networks. satellite and everything else. guest: if you've been watching, you will see we have done a number of stories about habeas corpus and what has happened there. we have done a number of stories that affect ordinary people here in the u.s.. we hav
they only tell us what they want us to hear. i always hear someone at saying the people in media are the people that are holding the goal post or something, but it seems like it is a bunch of people leaning one side for the other. you do not really find out that habeas corpus has been suspended. we have no rights, that is why congress on both sides are basically pushing everything through without the people's consent. a lot of people around here are basically losing their rights to get the...
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or send us an e-mail. you can also send us a tweet. the bottom five of the top 10 starts with zimbabwe. we did zimbabwe. it's against an, haiti, yemen, iraq, the central african republic. -- it is afghanistan. guest: the continuation of conflict has led to a dramatic increase in their place on the failed states index. afghanistan has gone up in the last years on the index. it is a reflection of the fact that political instability and armed conflict are the two surest ways to make your country unstable in a way that lands you higher up on the failed states index. that is true of the country's of the arab spring. last year's index was the first that started the effects of the arab spring on this particular index. what it shows is on the one hand, you know the dramatic scenes of freedom and free speech in countries like egypt that had not had it. on the other hand, a dramatic increase in political instability and civil and sectarian strife in the country. all the countries of the arab spring, that went much higher on the list. host: where
or send us an e-mail. you can also send us a tweet. the bottom five of the top 10 starts with zimbabwe. we did zimbabwe. it's against an, haiti, yemen, iraq, the central african republic. -- it is afghanistan. guest: the continuation of conflict has led to a dramatic increase in their place on the failed states index. afghanistan has gone up in the last years on the index. it is a reflection of the fact that political instability and armed conflict are the two surest ways to make your country...
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for us it was not an issue. it was a value, ethics, who we are as a country, and we were going to fight that fight even if it meant taking the swings and the arrows from friends saying why don't you have a plan? we have a plan. it is called social security. with that, by september, he was at 38%. [laughter] >> we worked with president but on many issues. we passed the biggest energy bill ever to pass in the country, lowering the cafe standards, the emissions, which was hugely important. we worked with him on his version of the stimulus package, to make sure it was refundable for poor people and poor families so families could chill -- with children could get a stimulus, too. that was a great thing that president bush did, but it would not happen without a democratic congress. some of the people that work on that, barbara lee, did i hear her name mentioned? some of the colleagues that worked on that issue know what was the house and congress that made bad possible, and we worked on it made that possible, and we w
for us it was not an issue. it was a value, ethics, who we are as a country, and we were going to fight that fight even if it meant taking the swings and the arrows from friends saying why don't you have a plan? we have a plan. it is called social security. with that, by september, he was at 38%. [laughter] >> we worked with president but on many issues. we passed the biggest energy bill ever to pass in the country, lowering the cafe standards, the emissions, which was hugely important....
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and the other thing you should be dill jnt -- diligent and vigilant about is, if you put us in charge, hold our feet to the fire to do the right best thing for this country. [ applause ] senator tom co burn. and thank you very much for this opportunity. john andrews, i hand the mike back over to you. >>> coming up on cspan 3, the -- then a congressional gold medal ceremony for the first african-american marines. coming up at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the agricultural committee holds a markup on the 2012 farm bill. the measure sets policies and programs for the agriculture department for 2017. this version differs from the bill senators passed last month, including cuts to the food stamp program and console lating more than 100 agriculture programs. you can see live coverage of the markup, starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern, here on cspan 3. >> we have great threats to our existence today as a nation. and i would think in my opinion, greater than any threat we have ever faced. whether it's been our civil war, our revolutionary war, whether it's been world war ii, whether it's been the depression
and the other thing you should be dill jnt -- diligent and vigilant about is, if you put us in charge, hold our feet to the fire to do the right best thing for this country. [ applause ] senator tom co burn. and thank you very much for this opportunity. john andrews, i hand the mike back over to you. >>> coming up on cspan 3, the -- then a congressional gold medal ceremony for the first african-american marines. coming up at 10:00 a.m. eastern, the agricultural committee holds a markup...
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you can also tweet us or send us an e-mail. let me move right from there into taxation, which is also part of this fiscal cliff. the deadline for december. this week, the senate's got a vote on taxes and why did that happen? what were the politics behind that? guest: in the last week or so, democrats, republicans, and senate have been dong this kind of dance. the republicans want to extend all the bush tax cuts, at least for a year. and they've talked about doing a broader overhaul. the democrats say and this is president obama's position, we don't want to extend the tax cuts for upper income earners, families making $250,000 or more. so what the question was was would there be a vote? and for a long time, it didn't look like there would be one. ultimately late on thursday, the senate leaders got together and they said we want to have this debate. we want to make a stark dividing line here. and so senate republicans, usually they object to anything just having a simple majority vote that usually requires 60 votes for the legisl
you can also tweet us or send us an e-mail. let me move right from there into taxation, which is also part of this fiscal cliff. the deadline for december. this week, the senate's got a vote on taxes and why did that happen? what were the politics behind that? guest: in the last week or so, democrats, republicans, and senate have been dong this kind of dance. the republicans want to extend all the bush tax cuts, at least for a year. and they've talked about doing a broader overhaul. the...
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or send us an e-mail. there are a couple of articles related to the secretary of state and this one is from cbs news. she beat the former record held by madeleine albright. there is this from "the l.a. times." she was asked about corruption in the country. she said it is a major challenge to meet the standards of accountability and transparency. the exchange came during this unannounced stopover by the secretary of state. even if her words or encouraging, many in the international community fear much of the billions spent on the country is going down the drain. the latest request from afghanistan is $4 billion _ in the long term needs for the country but also the ongoing concerns about corruption in that country. >> [video clip] we will work together to set forth a long-term political, diplomatic, and security partnership and it entered into force, just a few days ago. i am pleased to announce today that president obama has officially designated afghanistan as a major non-nato ally of the united states. we
or send us an e-mail. there are a couple of articles related to the secretary of state and this one is from cbs news. she beat the former record held by madeleine albright. there is this from "the l.a. times." she was asked about corruption in the country. she said it is a major challenge to meet the standards of accountability and transparency. the exchange came during this unannounced stopover by the secretary of state. even if her words or encouraging, many in the international...
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most of us are not walter cronkite, and it is not about us. the second lesson i guess you could say i learned is a big moment -- is that big moments did not turn up the consequence in. -- consequential. i was a moderator in 1988 during a vice presidential debate, that had become pretty personal. senator quayle was facing heat over his qualifications to be president, and in an effort to defend some he compared himself to president kennedy. at brunch point, senator bentsen paused, looked at him, and said, i served with jack kennedy, jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you are no jack kennedy. at which point the room exploded and that became the quotation from the debate. it was one of the most memorable lines in modern american politics, and it had absolutely no bearing on the election. [laughter] why am i saying this? what the elections are about is about the voters and it is about the issues. fiscal challenges, certainly this year, taxes, the size and scope of government, china, iran, the supreme court appointments. with the partnershi
most of us are not walter cronkite, and it is not about us. the second lesson i guess you could say i learned is a big moment -- is that big moments did not turn up the consequence in. -- consequential. i was a moderator in 1988 during a vice presidential debate, that had become pretty personal. senator quayle was facing heat over his qualifications to be president, and in an effort to defend some he compared himself to president kennedy. at brunch point, senator bentsen paused, looked at him,...